Explain why the mass of an object remains unchanged when taken from the Earth to the Moon

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

Explain why the mass of an object remains unchanged when taken from the Earth to the Moon, while its weight becomes roughly one-sixth of the original value.

Related theory

Mass, Weight & Apparent Weight
Gravitation
Mass and weight
Universal law of gravitation
Weight of an object on the Moon

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